357 Smith&Wesson Magnum Rifle Cartridge: The 357 Magnum cartridge was introduced to the public in 1935 by Smith&Wesson and since its introduction its now being used in some light-weight carbine style rifles. The ballistics of the 357 Magnum cartridge normally reserved for handgun use changes dramatically in a rifle.

While the 357 Magnum is no powerhouse cartridge for big game hunting, it is more than capable of taking white-tail deer out to about 75 yards reliably and smaller white-tail deer out to 100 yards. The bullet energy for the 357 Magnum fired from a rifle with a short 18 inch barrel at 100 yards can not be equaled by a 357 Magnum handgun with a long 8 inch barrel even at the muzzle.

So where does the 357 Magnum carbine rifle fit into the whole scheme of hunting, for myself if I lived in an area where there were a lot of hogs and pigs that roam wildly, a nice fast handling 357 Magnum carbine rifle and handgun chambered in the same round would be the ideal hunting equipment needed for pig hunting.